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New Delhi is planning to boost its export presence in 50 countries in an effort to mitigate the effects of the higher tariffs imposed by Washington The United States has no right to tell India who it can partner with in trade, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, said on Friday. The economist was commenting in an interview with NDTV television on Washington’s decision to impose additional tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil.Last week, the White House announced an extra 25% tariff on Indian imports, raising the overall tariff level faced…

Pope Leo and Patriarch Kirill are joining millions in a prayer for peace. Pray for peace. Today, August 15, millions of people around the world celebrate Assumption Day – called by the Orthodox Christians Dormition. It marks the day that Our Lady the Virgin Mary was taken up to heaven in both body and soul. As this year the day also marks vital peace talks in Alaska between the nuclear superpowers US and Russia, the religious feast became entwined with the pursue of peace. Russian Patriarch Kirill made a point of praying for peace ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting. ☦️…

Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton believes President Donald Trump could win the Nobel Peace Prize if he ends the war between Russia and Ukraine, taking it a step further by noting that she would nominate the commander-in-chief if he did it in a way that stood up to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “He very much would like to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,” Clinton said during a discussion on Jessica Tarlov’s Raging Moderates podcast. The Trump foe took her remarks a step further and said she would nominate Trump herself if he were able to end the war without conceding territory…

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Democrats could not play politics as normal or the United States would not have “a free and fair election next November.” Murphy said, “Well, I think you’ve identified the real danger here, which is that the President of the United States is essentially operationalizing the White House and the vast power of the Executive Branch. An Executive Branch that, frankly, is more powerful than it was a generation ago in order to compel loyalty from the businesses that he regulates and the citizens that he governs. And the Founding Fathers…

The Russian president has landed in Alaska for a much-awaited meeting with Donald Trump Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aircraft has landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage ahead of the summit with his US counterpart, Donald Trump.The meeting between the two leaders could last between six and seven hours, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The summit will involve a meeting between Putin and Trump that will include aides followed by talks and lunch with the US and Russian delegations. A joint press conference of the two presidents will be held afterwards.The two leaders are widely expected to discuss the…

Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison (R–Waxahachie) unleashed on his own party’s leadership for allowing Democrats to walk free after dismantling the Republican agenda in the state’s first special session without facing a single consequence. On Friday, the Texas House failed to achieve quorum for the sixth time since early August, stalling the GOP’s redistricting plan. Only 95 lawmakers showed up for the 10 a.m. session, once again falling short of the 100 needed to reach a quorum. Harrison, visibly frustrated as he walked out of the Austin Capitol, confirmed what grassroots conservatives feared: the Democrats won and GOP leaders rolled…

America’s banking community is fighting back against a fintech, crypto-led letter to President Donald Trump, accusing fintech of trying to “mislead” the administration into backing Biden-era policies and “free ride” off of major banks. Top fintech and crypto companies as well as venture capital firms wrote to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, urging him to stop American banks from charging fees for access to customer data. “We urge you to use the full power of your office and the broader administration to prevent the largest institutions from raising new barriers to financial freedom,” the letter to Trump stated. “We cannot…

Jurors heard Labour trade unionist who said “we need to cut all their throats, and get rid of them all” is “neuro diverse” and was bullied as a child before unanimously clearing him of encouraging violent disorder. A jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court took 30 minutes to return a unanimous not-guilty verdict for 58-year-old councillor and trade unionist Ricky Jones, who hit headlines last year in the wake of the Southport child murders for addressing a left-wing protest crowd with a concerning message. Standing on Hoe Street, Walthamstow, on August 7, 2024 while surrounded by Stand Up to Racism, Socialist Worker, and…

Democrats and the anti-Trump media are falsely claiming the Trump antitrust team has abandoned “MAGA antitrust” because of a few mundane approvals of mergers that Joe Biden’s political appointees and career staff opposed. The Wall Street Journal claims that the “MAGA Antitrust Agenda Under Siege by Lobbyists Close to Trump.” Democratic Big Tech lobbyist Adam Kovacevich wrote, “MAGA Antitrust” was perverted to “just helping Trump friends and hurting his enemies.” Leftist website Uprise complained the “populist promise of a ‘MAGA Antitrust’ regime has disintegrated, revealing an administration that looks stunningly similar to that of George W. Bush.” Since Trump took office,…

Wednesday on CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said the only emergency in America is that President Donald Trump made it back to the White House. Kaitlan Collins said, “Given Democrats are in the minority, that Republicans would not go along with a request from the president to extend his his federal takeover of the police here in Washington?” Crockett said, “I mean, I think that the Republicans could care less about the law or the Constitution. I think what you heard from the minority leader is basically, listen, no matter what he tries, then we will make sure…